Where Fiction and Reality Meet
Title: Island Counselor (Island Medics: Book Two) Author: Sue Brown Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Length: 200 Pages Category: Contemporary At a Glance: Sue Brown has become a go-to author for me when a nice, easy read, solid romance is in order. I totally recommend this book. Reviewed By: Carrie Blurb: Counselor Logan Wilde has a successful... Continue Reading →
Title: Mud, Movies, Bullets, and Bulls Author: BA Tortuga Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Length: 206 Pages Category: Contemporary, Anthology At a Glance: I was going to try to pick a favorite, but I liked them all. Reviewed By: Maryann Blurb: Four men in need of a helping hand…. When a cowboy finds he has grit in... Continue Reading →
Title: Romanus Author: Mary Calmes Narrator: Greg Tremblay Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Run Time: 1 hour and 57 minutes Category: Paranormal At a Glance: You really can’t go wrong with a Mary Calmes audiobook, and Greg Tremblay’s narration is spot-on. Reviewed By: Kathie Blurb: Stopping to offer help one sultry summer night, Mason James is unprepared... Continue Reading →
Title: My Busboy Author: John Inman Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Length: 210 Pages Category: Contemporary At a Glance: As is his usual style when writing in this genre of romantic comedy, this author pulls everything together in the final chapters of this novel, and rewards his readers with a lovely happy-ever-after. Reviewed By: Sammy Blurb: Robert... Continue Reading →
Title: Son of Money Author: Brandon Witt Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Length: 284 Pages Category: Contemporary Romance At a Glance: This book is full of romance, secrets, sex, humor, love, soap opera level drama … I absolutely recommend it. Reviewed By: Carrie Blurb: Randall Morgan, youngest son of one of Seattle’s wealthiest families, rejected his family’s... Continue Reading →
Title: Buddy the Cat (2016 Daily Dose: A Walk on the Wild Side) Author: Sara Stark Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Length: 22 Pages Category: Paranormal At a Glance: A cat, a librarian, and a romance is the recipe for a cute story. Reviewed By: Jennifer Blurb: Noel is a lonely librarian who spends most of his time... Continue Reading →
Title: Smoke & Mirrors (THIRDS: Book Seven) Author: Charlie Cochet Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 230 Pages At a Glance: Charlie Cochet delivers yet another roller coaster ride of emotions in this latest installment. It kept me on the edge of my seat from the first to the last page! Reviewed By: Sadonna Blurb: Life... Continue Reading →
Title: A Forced Silence Author: Cate Ashwood Narrator: Scott R. Smith Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Run Time: 5 hours and 47 minutes Category: Contemporary, Mystery/Suspense At a Glance: Scott R. Smith does an amazing job with the material he’s been given. Reviewed By: Mike Blurb: For paramedic Adam Carson, his world is lights and sirens and... Continue Reading →
Title: A More Perfect Union Authors: B.G. Thomas, J. Scott Coatsworth, Jamie Fessenden, and Michael Murphy Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Length: 350 Pages Category: Contemporary Romance At a Glance: These are beautiful stories, each with the same message: love is love. Reviewed By: Sammy Blurb: On June 26, 2015, the Supreme Court of the United States... Continue Reading →
Title: Fire and Rain (Carlisle Cops: Book Three) Author: Andrew Grey Narrator: Randy Fuller Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Run Time: 6 hours and 19 minutes Category: Contemporary Romance At a Glance: In the continuing saga of the Carlisle Cops series, Andrew Grey brings hope, pride and a little suspense and drama with Fire and Rain, but... Continue Reading →
Title: Boy Midflight (2nd Edition) Author: Charlie David Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Length: 200 Pages Category: New Adult, Contemporary At a Glance: Once again, Charlie David’s storytelling is wholly engaging, his prose flows along effortlessly, and his characters have their own unique way of endearing themselves to readers. Reviewed By: Lisa Blurb: At eighteen, Ashley seems... Continue Reading →
Title: A Second Harvest (Men of Lancaster County: Book One) Author: Eli Easton Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Length: 206 Pages Category: Contemporary Romance At a Glance: I really did love the feeling and flow of this one, and absolutely recommend it. Reviewed By: Jules Blurb: David Fisher has lived by the rules all his life. Born... Continue Reading →
Title: Sparkles (Whatever Happened to Jan Phillips: Book Three) Author: Michael Halfhill Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Length: 170 Pages Category: Mystery/Suspense At a Glance: Michael Halfhill has created a really good series in the Jan Phillips stories. Reviewed By: Maryann Blurb: A life cut short; unsolved robberies plaguing Philadelphia’s Jeweler’s Row; a cryptic message scrawled on... Continue Reading →
Title: Putting Down Roots (2016 Daily Dose: A Walk on the Wild Side) Author: Tam MacNeil Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Length: 29 Pages Category: Urban Fantasy At a Glance: Unique take on shifters, and so awesome. I wish it was longer. Reviewed By: Jennifer Blurb: At twenty-nine, Mark is lonely and unhappy. With his teaching degree, he... Continue Reading →
Title: Love, Marriage and a Baby Carriage (2016 Daily Dose: A Walk on the Wild Side) Author: C.S. Poe Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Length: 32 Pages Category: Paranormal Romance, Short Story At a Glance: This was so cute and the characters so charming that I was racing through it to see what would happen next. Reviewed... Continue Reading →
Title: Bullheaded Author: Catt Ford Narrator: Derrick McClain Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Run Time: 12 hours and 7 minutes Category: Contemporary Romance At a Glance: The audio for this book is amazing. Buy it—you won’t be disappointed. Reviewed By: Mike Blurb: Aging bull rider Cody Grainger needs bullfighter Johnny Arrow for more than just protection in... Continue Reading →
Title: A King and a Pawn (Leader Murders: Book Three) Author: Liv Olteano Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Length: 234 Pages Category: Urban Fantasy, Mystery/Suspense At a Glance: Liv Olteano has given readers a complex and diverse paranormal shifter world. Reviewed By: Angel Blurb: Bert Cooper’s life used to be great, until his sister turned out to... Continue Reading →
Title: The Paranaturalist Author: Ki Brightly Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages: 340 Pages Category: Paranormal At a Glance: All in all, an entertaining story; a little frustrating in parts, but enjoyable. Reviewed By: Lindsey Blurb: As a kid, Joseph Appleyard saw things hidden from others. Now he is The Paranaturalist, an investigator and cohost of a... Continue Reading →
Title: Dark Horse Bundle (Dark Horse, Out of the Darkness, Of Dark and Bright) Author: Kate Sherwood Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Length: 838 Pages Category: Contemporary, M/M/M Romance At a Glance: The well-built and likeable characters make these books worth reading...and re-reading. PLUS HORSIES! Reviewed By: Cassie Blurb: Dan Wheeler thought he’d found lasting love and... Continue Reading →
Title: A Dandelion for Tulip (Beings in Love: Book Six) Author: R. Cooper Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Length: 200 Pages Category: Fantasy, Fairy Tale At a Glance: Highly recommended for fans of a slow building story between two damaged guys who are both afraid that they can’t really have what they want. Reviewed By: Sadonna Blurb:... Continue Reading →
Title: Forgive and Forget Author: Charlie Cochet Narrator: John Solo Publisher: Dreamspinner Press/Dreamspun Desires Run Time: 5 hours and 3 minutes Category: Contemporary Romance At a Glance: I love me a good amnesia story. Reviewed By: Amy Blurb: He's hot. He's dangerous. And he can't remember anything. As the owner of Apple’n Pies, Joe Applin... Continue Reading →
Title: The Stolen Suitor Author: Eli Easton Narrator: Rusty Topsfield Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Run Time: 7 hours and 35 minutes Category: Contemporary Romance, Western At a Glance: I really enjoyed this Dreamspun Desires genre story, but the accents threw me a bit in the narration. Reviewed By: Sadonna Blurb: His future was set until a... Continue Reading →
Title: Absinthe of Malice (Sinners Series: Book Five) Author: Rhys Ford Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 220 Pages At a Glance: I was expecting a great book. I was wrong. What I got was to be a part of a spectacular journey. Reviewed By: Lindsey Blurb: We’re getting the band back together. Those five words... Continue Reading →
Title: Bad Dogs and Drag Queens (Rose and Thorne: Book One) Author: Julie Lynn Hayes Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Length: 138 Pages Category: Contemporary, Mystery/Suspense At a Glance: If you are looking for a clever romance with a little bit of action and some funny moments, then Bad Dogs and Drag Queens is the story for... Continue Reading →
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